Supply of ethanol-blended petrol jumps more than 4-fold in 4 years

New Delhi, Jul 28: The ethanol-blended petrol supplied at the retail outlets of the public sector oil companies such as Indian Oil & Bharat Petroleum has shot up from 173 crore litres in Ethanol Supply Year (Nov-Oct) 2019-20 to more than 700 crore litres in Ethanol Supply Year (ESY) 2023-24, while there has also been a corresponding increase in blending percentage from 5 per cent in ESY 2019-20 to approximately 14.6 per cent in ESY 2023-24, the Parliament was informed on Monday.

Further, for the ongoing Ethanol Supply Year (ESY) 2024-25, as of June 30, 2025, a total of 661.06 crore litres of ethanol has been blended with petrol, achieving a blending percentage of 18.93 per cent, Minister of State for Petroleum & Natural Gas Suresh Gopi told the Rajya Sabha in a written reply to a question.